AP2015008684A0 - Packed rock bed thermal energy storage facility - Google Patents

Packed rock bed thermal energy storage facility

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Publication number
AP2015008684A0
AP2015008684A0 AP2015008684A AP2015008684A AP2015008684A0 AP 2015008684 A0 AP2015008684 A0 AP 2015008684A0 AP 2015008684 A AP2015008684 A AP 2015008684A AP 2015008684 A AP2015008684 A AP 2015008684A AP 2015008684 A0 AP2015008684 A0 AP 2015008684A0
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Prior art keywords
energy storage
thermal energy
storage facility
rock bed
bed thermal
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Application number
AP2015008684A
Inventor
Detlev Gustav Kröger
Original Assignee
Univ Stellenbosch
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Publication of AP2015008684A0 publication Critical patent/AP2015008684A0/en

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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D20/00—Heat storage plants or apparatus in general; Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus not covered by groups F28D17/00 or F28D19/00
    • F28D20/0056—Heat storage plants or apparatus in general; Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus not covered by groups F28D17/00 or F28D19/00 using solid heat storage material
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D20/00—Heat storage plants or apparatus in general; Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus not covered by groups F28D17/00 or F28D19/00
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D20/00—Heat storage plants or apparatus in general; Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus not covered by groups F28D17/00 or F28D19/00
    • F28D2020/0004—Particular heat storage apparatus
    • F28D2020/0021—Particular heat storage apparatus the heat storage material being enclosed in loose or stacked elements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D20/00—Heat storage plants or apparatus in general; Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus not covered by groups F28D17/00 or F28D19/00
    • F28D2020/0065—Details, e.g. particular heat storage tanks, auxiliary members within tanks
    • F28D2020/0069—Distributing arrangements; Fluid deflecting means
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D20/00—Heat storage plants or apparatus in general; Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus not covered by groups F28D17/00 or F28D19/00
    • F28D2020/0065—Details, e.g. particular heat storage tanks, auxiliary members within tanks
    • F28D2020/0078—Heat exchanger arrangements
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E20/00—Combustion technologies with mitigation potential
    • Y02E20/16—Combined cycle power plant [CCPP], or combined cycle gas turbine [CCGT]
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/14—Thermal energy storage

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Building Environments (AREA)
  • Filling Or Discharging Of Gas Storage Vessels (AREA)
  • Devices Affording Protection Of Roads Or Walls For Sound Insulation (AREA)
AP2015008684A 2013-04-26 2014-03-18 Packed rock bed thermal energy storage facility AP2015008684A0 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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ZA201303068 2013-04-26
PCT/IB2014/059918 WO2014174384A1 (en) 2013-04-26 2014-03-18 Packed rock bed thermal energy storage facility

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AP2015008684A0 true AP2015008684A0 (en) 2015-08-31

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US (1) US20160084587A1 (en)
EP (1) EP2989405B1 (en)
CN (1) CN105339751A (en)
AP (1) AP2015008684A0 (en)
AU (1) AU2014259137A1 (en)
ES (1) ES2715405T3 (en)
MA (1) MA38384A1 (en)
MX (1) MX2015014953A (en)
PT (1) PT2989405T (en)
WO (1) WO2014174384A1 (en)
ZA (1) ZA201506145B (en)

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US20160084587A1 (en) 2016-03-24
WO2014174384A1 (en) 2014-10-30
CN105339751A (en) 2016-02-17
MA38384A1 (en) 2016-01-29
MX2015014953A (en) 2016-03-07
ZA201506145B (en) 2017-08-30
EP2989405B1 (en) 2018-11-07
AU2014259137A1 (en) 2015-12-10
PT2989405T (en) 2019-02-14
ES2715405T3 (en) 2019-06-04
EP2989405A1 (en) 2016-03-02

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